See Also: viral hepatitis type D(medicine)
viral hepatitis type E(medicine)
viral hepatitis type C(medicine)
viral hepatitis type B(medicine)
viral hepatitis type A(medicine)
Viral hepatitis(medicine)
hepatitis, viral(medicine)
Viral hepatitis(health)
duck viral hepatitis(medicine)
goose viral hepatitis(medicine)

viral hepatitis type B (medicine) and drinkable (oh)


viral hepatitis type B (medicine)


viral hepatitis type B


A virus disease with a long incubation period (usually 50 to 160 days), caused by hepatitis B virus, a DNA virus and member of the family Hepadnoviridae, usually transmitted by injection of infected blood or blood Derivatives or by use of contaminated needles, lancets, or Other instruments; clinically and pathologically similar to viral hepatitis type A, but there is no cross-protective immunity; HBsAg is found in the serum and the hepatitis delta virus occurs in some patients.

Synonym: hepatitis B, serum hepatitis, transfusion hepatitis, virus B hepatitis.


drinkable (oh)



water that is drinkable is safe to drink
Wine, beer etc that is drinkable is of good quality and tastes pleasant